Chapter 7

"Thanks sweetie. I'm going to go find your dad ok?"

With that she left to find Tommy.

She was walking around the house and saw a door that was closed but, music was coming out of it so she opened the door.

In Tommy's studio….

Tommy was recording the song when Jude walked in.

He looked up and saw her standing right next to him, staring him straight in the eye.

"Hey Jude, what's up?" Tommy asked her trying not to sound so teenager like.

"Wow Tommy, I didn't know you had this here" Jude said in amazement.

"Yeah. Well I wanted to record stuff after I left so I put it here" Tommy explained.

"You recorded stuff? Can I hear something?" Jude asked with a look of hopefulness on her face.

See Tommy never wanted to relive his past so, he never recorded anything.

"Well the thing is, I never did record anything because it would all have hurt too much, since Boyz Attack. So instead of recording, I use this place to listen to myself on my old records to try to see why I quit doing it. I also use it to listen to you sing" He was getting all emotional all of a sudden.

Tommy on the verge of crying made Jude give in to him. She didn't want to see him like that. She should be the one crying, for what he did to her but she didn't want to cry anymore.

She went up to him and gave him a hug.

When they broke away Tommy asked, "what was that for? I thought you hated me?"

"Tommy I don't hate you" Jude assured him.

"I don't deserve that you don't hate me. You should hate me, especially after what I did to you" He was getting all mad at himself. Jude thought that was funny and laughed.

Tommy gave her a confused look and she stopped laughing.

"Tommy, I don't hate you. I could never hate you. I feel better now knowing that our daughter has you after so long. I care about you Tommy. Why do you think that I was with you all those years ago? I am still mad at you for leaving me, but I could never hate you" Jude smiled.

Then Tommy smiled.

"Good because, I really am sorry for leaving. I really am. I care about you too. I never stopped" He said with a smile forming on his face.

After that day both Jude and Tommy were happier than they have been for a long time.

2 months had gone by and Jude had forgiven Tommy. They were becoming very close, considering they had a daughter to be close to.

Tommy kept trying to convince Jude to go back into recording, but she turned it down again and again. She insisted that she will still be a music teacher.

Jude hadn't even stepped foot into D-Ultra, to see Darius again. She didn't want to be reminded of her days as a star.

But one day she was walking down the street, and low and behold, she was right in front of D-Ultra. She didn't have to go to work until the next day. On the other hand, Tommy did have to go to work. She decided to go in and say hello because, she didn't want to put it off any longer.

Just as she walked in, Darius walked out of his office and saw her.

"Well, well, well, if it isn't Jude Harrison, coming back from being a ghost" Darius smirked.

"Hello Darius. No I haven't been a ghost. I just didn't want to step foot in here to remind myself of what happened back then. Is Tom-" Before she could ask her question, the answer came out of a studio.

"Hey, Jude. So you finally decided to step foot in here. I knew you would have, eventually" Tommy greeted her with a grin on his face.

"Hey Tommy. I didn't want to put if off any longer. But what I am going to put off is going back to Toronto" He drooped his head at the last comment.

"Tom, I thought you two weren't on speaking terms?" Darius asked.

"That has changed" Tommy answered.

"Darius, could I talk to Jude alone please?"

"Sure T, I'll just go back to my office"

"Jude, would you possibly, consider, going to dinner with me tonight?" Tommy asked, shaking.

Jude saw by the movements in his body, that Tommy was really nervous.

"Sure Tommy. Why are you so nervous?" Jude replied.

"I don't know, I guess I still fear rejection from you. Even if you have forgiven me. I still hold on to the guilt and think that you really don't forgive me. I guess it's because I still haven't forgiven myself" Tommy confessed.

"Tommy stop beating yourself up over this. You have to forgive yourself. I really do forgive you. We're friends you know so stop it ok?" Jude definitely told Tommy something he didn't realize.

"We're friends?" Tommy asked surprised.

"Yeah, I mean we can't just go around not being friends. We have to see each other everyday. We live next door to each other. We have a daughter to consider. So we have to at least be friends" She told him.

"True. Very true. So I'm just going to finish up and get my things, and I'll be right back, then we can go" with that he left, walking to his studio and getting his things.

True to his word, some minutes later, he returned.

"Let's go"

"Ok, Tommy"

"I just have to go home and tell Cece to go next door for a while"

"Alright"

When they got outside, Tommy's Viper was there.

(I know that New York has impossible parking issues, but this is my story so I can make it whatever I want)

"Whoa, whoa, whoa, Tommy you, still have your Viper?" Jude asked amazed.

"Yeah, I can't live without it. I drove it over here for starters. I didn't want to wait for a plane, so I drove it here" Tommy confessed.

"Ok"

They drove off to Tommy's House, told Cece to go next door, then they went to a restaurant.

"Tommy this place is beautiful, but I'm not dressed up for it" Jude exclaimed.

"It's ok, neither am I" Tommy assured.

The hostess walked up to them and asked, "do you have a reservation?"

"Yes, it would be under Quincy" Tommy answered.

"Right this way please"

They followed her to a small room in the back, away from everything.

"Oh, Tommy did you get this special?" Jude asked mouth agape.

"Yeah, I didn't want anybody recognizing us"

A/N: well is it ok? Is it longer? Tell me by REVIEWING:-)